In the mood for spring? Here you can find spring yarns 
Esther Sweater Baby 
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I feel like a little crocus at the moment. I'm very, very carefully sticking my little head out of the ground. A bit disheveled. Not quite awake yet. "Spring, is that you?", I ask. I am not sure. One should not praise the mild temperatures before the last late frost (farmer's wisdom I know...). But so be it. I'm craving color, light yarns, short sleeves, and sunshine! So welcome to a spring-like Saturday coffee with high vitamin D content, with easy knitting ideas and good-humored net talk.
Delicate pattern
Ever since the magazine came out, I've been sneaking around the shirt by Flower Buds by Astrid Troland. It was published in May 2019 in the eighth Laine Magazine. In the meantime, however, the pattern are also available individually on Ravelry.
: © Laine Magazine
No downfall: knitting in pieces
The shirt is knitted in two parts, so at the end there is a bit of sewing work waiting for you. For knitted designs without sleeves, however, I think this can be tolerated. Suitable would be for example the mattress stitch, which we explain in our basics book Stitch by stitch explain. With this type of sewing, the edge stitches disappear on the back of the knitted piece. The result is an almost invisible seam.
But now to the most important thing - the yarn! We would advise you to use the LAMANA combination Piura and Milano. The color palette ensures that you can go for both soft and bold colors, depending on your taste. Or how about combining two colors for a delicate melange effect?
Spring love
Regular shock I had fallen in love while looking for designs for this Saturday coffee in Chabot by Alma Bali. The French architect designed a beautiful sweater with batwing sleeves. The tight sleeves are an interesting contrast to the loosely cut sweater. The V-neckline and the delicate pattern in the middle provide the necessary lightness. So? Did you fall in love too?
Yarn-wise, we landed on the Merino Twist Solids from Cowgirl Blues. The pure virgin wool yarn has a silky shimmer thanks to the superwash treatment and so many great colors to offer that it's almost hard to decide. Almost. I spontaneously settle on Ruby Grapefruit. I told you at the beginning that I was craving color! Take that, winter and coronablues!
Chabot... ...from Alma Bali
Photos: © Brooklyn Tweed/Jared Flood
Well equipped for warmer temperatures
Sweater ...a hint of summer Shirt Edie
Who would like to orient itself knitting-technically still more correctly early summer (besides, one must plan also time for knitting), becomes in any case with Isabell Kraemer fündig.
A bit older, but timelessly beautiful, is the sweater ...a hint of summer. Stripes, loose cut, 3/4 sleeves, top-down, deep shoulders... I like such cuts very, very much! For the yarn, we suggest either Kinu by ITO or - if you prefer a vegan version - Nepal by Pascuali. Both yarns are wonderful for summer. Silk, for example, develops a cooling property when it gets really warm. The same goes for Nepal, which is made of cotton, linen and nettle. Hach, you know that feeling of wanting to stroke yarn? I have it really bad right now when I write about Kinu and Nepal.
The shirt Edie is knitted from Sparrow by Quince & Co. and also top down. The pattern is simple, but pretty - and also has a very practical function: Sparrow is a pure linen yarn. The stripes prevent too much tension. In general, you should not be irritated when knitting pure linen yarns. Sparrow grips tightly, but becomes wonderfully soft, light and airy after washing and tensioning, and also through wearing. And as mentioned above: linen unfolds its cooling effect in warm temperatures, making it the perfect companion for summer.
Maschenfein you spell T-Ü-C-H-E-R-L-I-E-B-E
Variablending Noora
Photos: © Kerstin Bovensiepen / © Rosa P.
...and vice versa! Cloths just always go. Very fresh on the market in the homeschooling influenced Variablending from Kerstin. Her son went through equations with several variables in math. So math also has positive sides. I always have to convince a bit ... 😉 But the cloth with lifting stitch definition is definitely a good argument. The pattern are designed to change the pattern after every 20 cm. As yarn we recommend you the combination of Premia and Piura from LAMANA. Do you already see the combination pink and curry, like me? Or maybe jeans and silk gray? You will find it - guaranteed!
Already as a knitting kit we have for you Noora from Rosa P. Equipped with our hand cream yarn Cashmere 6/28 from Pascuali. The shawl is knitted from the left tip to the right edge with increases on the right and decreases on the left. It is knit in the main garter stitch and has a ruffle facing that is worked with turn-ups. So if you like it playful, you will be happy with Noora!
You will also be happy with our fine collection of accessory bags, which we have designed in collaboration with Franziska Klee. Until the end of February you can order the bags, which will be handmade for you.
If you want to learn more about Franzi, her story and our collaboration, I highly recommend our latest podcast episode. I just love listening to other creative people talk about their passion and career - and I'm sure you'll find it exciting too!
You can also get another look behind the scenes of the label Franziska Klee in our video, which Marisa recently recorded with Franzi. On Instagram, the Leipzig native took us live into her studio and told us more about her work. I warn you though: In the end, you might end up buying a bag from her. At least that's what happened to three of the four Maschenfein employees. The fourth will probably fall over soon, too. So if you want to take the risk: You can find the video here.
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Maschenfein knitting round
It's getting cozy again in our maschenfein knitting round on Instagram. At Melanie 's you can see the Erikka Slipover by Rosa P. from the Snefnug by CaMaRose. By the way, supplies are on the way! You have us there pretty emptied. 😉 And with Mareike you can admire the finished Coat for Roxane from Kathrin Schneider. Knitted from Bergamo by LAMANA and just beautiful. And a dog is on the photo. A dog!!11!1
You won't find a dog, but you will find two Osakas at Franziska 's and at Silke's. You know the old knitting law, passed down from generation to generation, that every knitter needs an Osaka? Don't you? Then hop, hop, choose your colors! I'm knitting myself another one this year, too. Is namely the perfect project for the year 😉.
But now we wish you a nice, quiet, sunny weekend. With lots of knitting time of course!
About Sophia
I'm Sophia, live in Hannover and since October 2020 I've been taking care of the blog posts, the newsletter, planning the podcast and coming up with actions for social media. By the way, I also happen to be a knitting addict, which benefits me at work.
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12 comments
A wonderful good evening after a sunny spring day.
My cozy Portia shawl finished yesterday and it's t-shirt weather.... But surely winter is not quite over yet.
Do you also have "more analog' jobs on offer 😉 I was looking forward to it - but I'm out on that one....
Has my analog mail actually arrived in Berlin? Haven't heard anything yet...
Nice knitting weekend yet - whether in front of the oven or on the terrace.
Petra
Dear Petra, yes! Sandra had already answered you :). Thank you very much!
Yes, unfortunately we don't have any analog jobs on offer. At the moment the technical foot presses quite badly. Love greetings
Hello dear knitters
Just now I read the mail from today and immediately went to your site. I was presented with a picture and I would like to know what yarn it is.
Image description.
On the left a light brown pencil case some stitches marker gray knitting and a yellow project bag with zipper decorated with leaves.
Please let me know what yarn it is. I hope my picture description is informative.
Love knitter shield
Hello, this is the Caschmere 6/28 from Pascuali. You can find it here.
Good morning!
I love the style of the Osaka, but don't like mohair. Could you maybe use the new Midnatssol from CaMaRose as an alternative?
Surely I'm not the only one looking for an alternative 🙂 .
Love and have a great weekend!
Dear Ines, but if it should be absolutely no mohair (although the Sensai is really very soft! :-)), I could imagine the Piura from LAMANA or the Alpaca Lace from Pascuali. The Midnatssol would be too rustic for me. Maybe there is something for you! Love, Sophia
Good morning everyone!
I also need an Osaka...necessarily....am unfortunately very scratch sensitive, mohair does not go at all...Which yarn can I knit without hesitation for the Osaka?
Love greetings,
Susanne
Dear Susanne, you could of course knit a scarf with block stripes according to your own ideas 🙂 Either in stockinette stitch or also in rounds. The Sensai is really a very soft yarn. But if it should be absolutely no mohair, I could imagine for example the Piura from Lamana. Also possible would be the Alpaca Lace from Pascuali. The lightness and feel of the Osaka can only be achieved with Sensai. But maybe there is something for you anyway! Kind regards, Sophia
Good morning,
it's so great that I can always read Saturday Coffee first thing with my coffee on Saturdays. It's really my highlight and absolute ritual to start the weekend like this.
And yes, I also have a second Osaka on the needles, so still - because I've been knitting on it on and off for quite a while.
Thank you for so much spring knitting inspiration, it tingles but immediately in the fingers.
Have a nice weekend,
Melanie
Hello
How soon could I get 10x the
Lang yarn cashmere seta in color 23*light gray mottled.
It is urgent, I would like to give them away Tuesday. Thank you and have a nice weekend
Dear Ingrid, with a Paypal order we send the goods, usually on the same day out, but how long the shipping then exactly we can not promise. Currently, due to the high volume of packages with all shipping service providers such as DHL and dpd, unfortunately, there may be delays. Maybe a voucher would help you? You can choose any amount in our product voucher (you can find it in the menu above) and also download a nice PDF in the description, in which you then enter the code to give away. Best regards, Marisa
Dear Melanie, I'm so glad that reading Saturday Coffee has become a real ritual with you! 🙂 I'm already looking for the colors for my second Osaka, let's see what I choose... Love and have a good week! Sophia